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Directors are ranked according to overall movie critic score

1	Woody Allen	3.1725	39	1960s - 1 1970s - 7 1980s - 9 1990s - 10 2000s - 12	1. Annie Hall (1977) 2. Manhattan (1979) 3. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) 4. Radio Days (1987) See all Woody Allen movie rankings
2	Terry Gilliam	2.9696	13	1960s - 1 1970s - 3 1980s - 4 1990s - 3 2000s - 2	1. Time Bandits (1981) 2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 3. Brazil (1985) 4. Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The (1988) See all Terry Gilliam movie rankings
3	Joel Coen	2.9209	12	1980s - 2 1990s - 4 2000s - 6	1. Barton Fink (1991) 2. Big Lebowski, The (1998) 3. Raising Arizona (1987) 4. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) See all Joel Coen movie rankings
4	Kevin Smith	2.9182	8	1990s - 5 2000s - 3	1. Clerks. (1994) 2. Chasing Amy (1997) 3. Clerks II (2006) 4. Dogma (1999) See all Kevin Smith movie rankings
5	Rob Reiner	2.9129	15	1980s - 5 1990s - 7 2000s - 3	1. This Is Spinal Tap (1984) 2. Princess Bride, The (1987) 3. When Harry Met Sally... (1989) 4. Stand by Me (1986) See all Rob Reiner movie rankings
6	Wes Anderson	2.8958	8	1990s - 4 2000s - 4	1. Royal Tenenbaums, The (2001) 2. Rushmore (1998) 3. Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The (2004) 4. Bottle Rocket (1996) See all Wes Anderson movie rankings
7	John Lounsbery	2.8633	47	1930s - 4 1940s - 23 1950s - 7 1960s - 7 1970s - 6	1. Lady and the Tramp (1955) 2. Mary Poppins (1964) 3. Jungle Book, The (1967) 4. Robin Hood (1973) See all John Lounsbery movie rankings
8	Ron Howard	2.8302	24	1960s - 3 1970s - 1 1980s - 6 1990s - 6 2000s - 8	1. Willow (1988) 2. Splash (1984) 3. Paper, The (1994) 4. Cocoon (1985) See all Ron Howard movie rankings
9	Christopher Guest	2.8279	7	1980s - 1 1990s - 3 2000s - 3	1. Waiting for Guffman (1996) 2. Best in Show (2000) 3. Mighty Wind, A (2003) 4. Big Picture, The (1989) See all Christopher Guest movie rankings
10	Frank Oz	2.8211	13	1980s - 4 1990s - 6 2000s - 3	1. Little Shop of Horrors (1986) 2. Bowfinger (1999) 3. In & Out (1997) 4. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) See all Frank Oz movie rankings
11	Alexander Payne	2.8191	6	1990s - 3 2000s - 3	1. Sideways (2004) 2. About Schmidt (2002) 3. Election (1999) 4. Citizen Ruth (1996) See all Alexander Payne movie rankings
12	John Hughes	2.8143	7	1980s - 6 1990s - 1	1. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) 2. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) 3. Sixteen Candles (1984) 4. Weird Science (1985) See all John Hughes movie rankings
13	Tim Burton	2.8107	19	1970s - 2 1980s - 5 1990s - 5 2000s - 7	1. Ed Wood (1994) 2. Beetlejuice (1988) 3. Edward Scissorhands (1990) 4. Big Fish (2003) See all Tim Burton movie rankings
14	Joe Dante	2.8073	13	1960s - 1 1970s - 2 1980s - 5 1990s - 3 2000s - 2	1. Gremlins (1984) 2. Innerspace (1987) 3. Matinee (1993) 4. Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) See all Joe Dante movie rankings
15	Jay Roach	2.8071	6	1990s - 3 2000s - 3	1. Meet the Parents (2000) 2. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) 3. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) 4. Meet the Fockers (2004) See all Jay Roach movie rankings
16	Spike Lee	2.7560	26	1970s - 1 1980s - 4 1990s - 10 2000s - 11	1. Do The Right Thing (1989) 2. Original Kings of Comedy, The (2000) 3. School Daze (1988) 4. Bamboozled (2000) See all Spike Lee movie rankings
17	Lawrence Kasdan	2.7523	11	1980s - 4 1990s - 5 2000s - 2	1. Silverado (1985) 2. Big Chill, The (1983) 3. Mumford (1999) 4. French Kiss (1995) See all Lawrence Kasdan movie rankings
18	George Cukor	2.7486	46	1930s - 19 1940s - 9 1950s - 11 1960s - 4 1970s - 2 1980s - 1	1. Philadelphia Story, The (1940) 2. Holiday (1938) 3. My Fair Lady (1964) 4. Women, The (1939) See all George Cukor movie rankings
19	Albert Brooks	2.7379	7	1970s - 1 1980s - 2 1990s - 3 2000s - 1	1. Lost in America (1985) 2. Defending Your Life (1991) 3. Mother (1996) 4. Muse, The (1999) See all Albert Brooks movie rankings
20	John Landis	2.7340	19	1970s - 3 1980s - 7 1990s - 5 2000s - 4	1. Blues Brothers, The (1980) 2. Animal House (1978) 3. American Werewolf in London, An (1981) 4. Trading Places (1983) See all John Landis movie rankings
21	Billy Wilder	2.7330	25	1940s - 7 1950s - 8 1960s - 5 1970s - 4 1980s - 1	1. Some Like It Hot (1959) 2. Seven Year Itch, The (1955) 3. Apartment, The (1960) 4. Sabrina (1954) See all Billy Wilder movie rankings
22	Ernst Lubitsch	2.7329	69	1910s - 32 1920s - 18 1930s - 12 1940s - 7	1. Shop Around the Corner, The (1940) 2. To Be or Not to Be (1942) 3. Merry Widow, The (1934) 4. Trouble in Paradise (1932) See all Ernst Lubitsch movie rankings
23	Frank Capra	2.7111	34	1920s - 9 1930s - 7 1940s - 14 1950s - 3 1960s - 1	1. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 2. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) 3. It Happened One Night (1934) 4. Here Comes the Groom (1951) See all Frank Capra movie rankings
24	Jerry Zucker	2.7070	6	1980s - 3 1990s - 2 2000s - 1	1. Airplane! (1980) 2. Top Secret! (1984) 3. Ghost (1990) 4. Rat Race (2001) See all Jerry Zucker movie rankings
25	Preston Sturges	2.7053	10	1940s - 9 1950s - 1	1. Christmas in July (1940) 2. Lady Eve, The (1941) 3. Unfaithfully Yours (1948) 4. Palm Beach Story, The (1942) See all Preston Sturges movie rankings
26	Howard Hawks	2.6969	40	1920s - 7 1930s - 14 1940s - 10 1950s - 5 1960s - 3 1970s - 1	1. His Girl Friday (1940) 2. Bringing Up Baby (1938) 3. Twentieth Century (1934) 4. I Was a Male War Bride (1949) See all Howard Hawks movie rankings
27	Mark Sandrich	2.6915	45	1920s - 18 1930s - 20 1940s - 7	1. Top Hat (1935) 2. Holiday Inn (1942) 3. Carefree (1938) 4. Follow the Fleet (1936) See all Mark Sandrich movie rankings
28	Richard Donner	2.6818	20	1960s - 2 1970s - 2 1980s - 7 1990s - 6 2000s - 3	1. Lethal Weapon (1987) 2. Goonies, The (1985) 3. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) 4. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) See all Richard Donner movie rankings
29	Elliott Nugent	2.6774	30	1930s - 18 1940s - 9 1950s - 3	1. My Favorite Brunette (1947) 2. Cat and the Canary, The (1939) 3. Male Animal, The (1942) 4. Professor Beware (1938) See all Elliott Nugent movie rankings
30	Wayne Wang	2.6707	21	1970s - 1 1980s - 6 1990s - 5 2000s - 9	1. Smoke (1995) 2. Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) 3. Maid in Manhattan (2002) 4. Last Holiday (2006) See all Wayne Wang movie rankings
31	Harold Ramis	2.6658	11	1980s - 3 1990s - 4 2000s - 4	1. Groundhog Day (1993) 2. Caddyshack (1980) 3. Analyze This (1999) 4. Bedazzled (2000) See all Harold Ramis movie rankings
32	Ivan Reitman	2.6604	16	1960s - 1 1970s - 3 1980s - 5 1990s - 4 2000s - 3	1. Ghost Busters (1984) 2. Stripes (1981) 3. Ghostbusters II (1989) 4. Dave (1993) See all Ivan Reitman movie rankings
33	James L. Brooks	2.6358	4	1980s - 2 1990s - 1 2000s - 1	1. As Good As It Gets (1997) 2. Broadcast News (1987) 3. Terms of Endearment (1983) 4. Spanglish (2004) See all James L. Brooks movie rankings
34	Tom Shadyac	2.6327	7	1990s - 4 2000s - 3	1. Liar Liar (1997) 2. Nutty Professor, The (1996) 3. Bruce Almighty (2003) 4. Patch Adams (1998) See all Tom Shadyac movie rankings
35	Mike Nichols	2.6257	20	1960s - 2 1970s - 4 1980s - 5 1990s - 5 2000s - 4	1. Graduate, The (1967) 2. Primary Colors (1998) 3. Working Girl (1988) 4. Birdcage, The (1996) See all Mike Nichols movie rankings
36	Robert Stevenson	2.6126	38	1930s - 8 1940s - 9 1950s - 5 1960s - 11 1970s - 5	1. Mary Poppins (1964) 2. Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) 3. Love Bug, The (1968) 4. Absent Minded Professor, The (1961) See all Robert Stevenson movie rankings
37	Barry Sonnenfeld	2.6122	10	1990s - 6 2000s - 4	1. Get Shorty (1995) 2. Men in Black (1997) 3. Addams Family Values (1993) 4. Addams Family, The (1991) See all Barry Sonnenfeld movie rankings
38	George Stevens	2.6111	51	1930s - 36 1940s - 8 1950s - 5 1960s - 1 1970s - 1	1. Woman of the Year (1942) 2. Gunga Din (1939) 3. Swing Time (1936) 4. Talk of the Town, The (1942) See all George Stevens movie rankings
39	Peter Segal	2.5997	11	1990s - 3 2000s - 8	1. Tommy Boy (1995) 2. 50 First Dates (2004) 3. Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) 4. My Fellow Americans (1996) See all Peter Segal movie rankings
40	Vincente Minnelli	2.5962	30	1940s - 9 1950s - 13 1960s - 6 1970s - 2	1. Band Wagon, The (1953) 2. Father of the Bride (1950) 3. Ziegfeld Follies (1946) 4. Pirate, The (1948) See all Vincente Minnelli movie rankings
41	Stephen Roberts	2.5816	84	1920s - 55 1930s - 29	1. Ex-Mrs. Bradford, The (1936) 2. Star of Midnight (1935) 3. If I Had a Million (1932) 4. One Sunday Afternoon (1933) See all Stephen Roberts movie rankings
42	Peter Farrelly	2.5783	5	1990s - 1 2000s - 4	1. Fever Pitch (2005) 2. Osmosis Jones (2001) 3. Stuck On You (2003) 4. Kingpin (1996) See all Peter Farrelly movie rankings
43	Bobby Farrelly	2.5783	5	1990s - 1 2000s - 4	1. Fever Pitch (2005) 2. Osmosis Jones (2001) 3. Stuck On You (2003) 4. Kingpin (1996) See all Bobby Farrelly movie rankings
44	Leo McCarey	2.5726	87	1920s - 67 1930s - 12 1940s - 4 1950s - 3 1960s - 1	1. Duck Soup (1933) 2. Awful Truth, The (1937) 3. Love Affair (1939) 4. Belle of the Nineties (1934) See all Leo McCarey movie rankings
45	Charles Shyer	2.5704	7	1980s - 2 1990s - 3 2000s - 2	1. Father of the Bride (1991) 2. Baby Boom (1987) 3. Alfie (2004) 4. Father of the Bride Part II (1995) See all Charles Shyer movie rankings
46	Peter Chelsom	2.5595	9	1980s - 1 1990s - 3 2000s - 5	1. Mighty, The (1998) 2. Serendipity (2001) 3. Shall We Dance (2004) 4. Funny Bones (1995) See all Peter Chelsom movie rankings
47	Lloyd Bacon	2.5549	116	1920s - 38 1930s - 47 1940s - 22 1950s - 9	1. Footlight Parade (1933) 2. Boy Meets Girl (1938) 3. Slight Case of Murder, A (1938) 4. Irish in Us, The (1935) See all Lloyd Bacon movie rankings
48	Edward Burns	2.5527	8	1990s - 2 2000s - 6	1. Brothers McMullen, The (1995) 2. Sidewalks of New York (2001) 3. No Looking Back (1998) 4. Groomsmen, The (2006) See all Edward Burns movie rankings
49	Brett Ratner	2.5521	10	1990s - 3 2000s - 7	1. Rush Hour (1998) 2. Rush Hour 2 (2001) 3. Family Man, The (2000) 4. After the Sunset (2004) See all Brett Ratner movie rankings
50	Andrew Fleming	2.5380	10	1980s - 1 1990s - 3 2000s - 6	1. Dick (1999) 2. Craft, The (1996) 3. Hamlet 2 (2008) 4. In-Laws, The (2003) See all Andrew Fleming movie rankings

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